Mobile applications testing: advances and challenges
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https://doi.org/10.21501/21454086.2983Keywords:
Mobile apps, Risk-based testing, Development, Testing for mobile applications, Advances, Risk, Techniques, Methods, Reliability, Software engineer.Abstract
In recent years, mobile applications have pervaded all markets in any industry, this is why it is increasingly important for developers to know the techniques and specific testing methods of mobile applications. These applications are different from those of the traditional web and desktop, so they require a different approach in their development. This approach should generate reliability in the final consumer, who could be any person who uses a smartphone. This situation brings new challenges for companies or people who develop mobile applications. For this reason, this work intends reflecting on the advances in techniques and testing methods of mobile applications, as well as the challenges that companies and developers may have when creating a strategy to test their applications and release them to the market, reducing the risk of error in production.Downloads
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